Digestive System 3 Flashcards
LUQ
jejnum - 2 or 2.5 m
Small intestine
First part of small intestine is the duodenum
RLQ
Ileum 3 - 3.5 m
Functions of small intestine
mixes and propel chymes, digestion, absorption. 90% of absorption happens in small intestine
Surface area of SI
circular folds, intestinal villi, microvilli
Small intestine histology
1-2 L juice a day
Duodenum, retroperitoneal, iloum, jejunum by retroperitoneal
Circular folds
Mucosa and submucosa
Intestine villi
like finger sticking out
Collagen cells to the base
Blood capillaries
Lymphatic capillaries are found in mucosa. important because of lipids
Absorptive cells
Extension of the cell membrane, microvillous border secret enzymes lysozymes
Hormones in Small intestine
hormones - enteroendocrine cells
Lysozyme phagocytosis
Paneth cells
Large intestine
Cecum, colon, rectum
Ileal orifice
between large and small intestine
- Ileocolic and ileaceceal lips - ileal papilla smooth muscle
Vermiform appendix
worm like 5 to 10 cm long, covered in mesoappendix serious membrane around ileum
-Lymphoid nodules function of immunity